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he said we need more taxes, and we'll be back asking for more taxes later. so as nearly as we can tell, based on what he has said, the taxes that he would like to add to the ones he got by operation of law two and a half weeks ago is this light blue line right across here. so if the president were given all the tax increases he says at the moment he wants, that would provide this amount of revenue going out to 2040. as you can see, madam president, that doesn't do anything to solve the problem because the red here represents spending in the past and the spending escalation that will occur if we don't do anything to solve the spending problem. look at this line dramatically going up to 2040. so as you can see, there's not enough revenue you can raise without completely shutting down the economy and solve the problem. in fact, it produces a rather static and totally insignificant amount of revenue in order to deal with the massive spending problem. so this constant demand for more and more tax increases on what i guess people assume the more successful guy dow
he said we need more taxes, and we'll be back asking for more taxes later. so as nearly as we can tell, based on what he has said, the taxes that he would like to add to the ones he got by operation of law two and a half weeks ago is this light blue line right across here. so if the president were given all the tax increases he says at the moment he wants, that would provide this amount of revenue going out to 2040. as you can see, madam president, that doesn't do anything to solve the problem...
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the republicans wouldn't vote for tax increases for millionaires -- for tax increases for millionaires. you could do it on guns, you could do it on immigration. you have a lot of tough issues s and you force the republicans to make ugly votes and that's their strategy. that's their strategy to take control of the house. >> the premise of that scares enough republicans into enough action to get mobilized. >> look at what just happened. the republicans in the last day or so, punted on the debt ceiling. i think that was smart. but the reason they did it was they thought a trap had been set and if they didn't, they would look bad. i think that's what would have happened. but that's an idea what have chris is talking about. >> chris, brit, thank you. >> you have a leak in your roof, you if i can it, right? >> but what happens when the capitol building this has a lot of leaks? we'll show you, after the break. mine was earned in djibouti, africa, 2004. the battle of bataan, 1942. [ all ] fort benning, georgia, in 1999. [ male announcer ] usaa auto insurance is often handed down from generatio
the republicans wouldn't vote for tax increases for millionaires -- for tax increases for millionaires. you could do it on guns, you could do it on immigration. you have a lot of tough issues s and you force the republicans to make ugly votes and that's their strategy. that's their strategy to take control of the house. >> the premise of that scares enough republicans into enough action to get mobilized. >> look at what just happened. the republicans in the last day or so, punted on...
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you've got to go where the money is and looking for him to hit the middle class with more tax hikes in the second term. i think a top priority. >> paul: he's got to find the money somewhere to get to do this. dan, what about the theory or what you're hearing from liberals and cheering it, no more mr. nice guy. the president is going to take on republicans, way too compromising in the the first term, not that i recognize that president, but that's the line that they're taking and so, look,er erhe's going to put them in their place and demonize them and sigma advertise them. >> we are going to see-- they're looking for a look on the radio, the president of the united states like a left wing talk show host. we're in the midst of a revolution and it's a take no prisoners revolution. when he talks about the elderly talking about obamacare and medicare, and talk about not caring whether important enough to eat, that's food stamps, as jason sucked he suggested he's looking for a way to transfer the wealth, not from just from the wealthy, but down to-- >> he's popular, personal approval rating
you've got to go where the money is and looking for him to hit the middle class with more tax hikes in the second term. i think a top priority. >> paul: he's got to find the money somewhere to get to do this. dan, what about the theory or what you're hearing from liberals and cheering it, no more mr. nice guy. the president is going to take on republicans, way too compromising in the the first term, not that i recognize that president, but that's the line that they're taking and so,...
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>> well, look, a lot of what has us here is tax cuts, and i know you don'tment to hearment want t taxes are l. neil: just keep raising them? >> we need a combination, a planned approach -- neil: like a 40 to 1 tax hike to spending cut deal. >> are you kidding? we've done $1.8 trillion of spending cuts. >> woe okay woe, wait, where are these spending cuts, they are always in the future, all in the future. actual spending we spending 25 pierc25%more now. >> you have to cut it in the future. neil: we have spend a hell of a lot of time talking over one another that always helps me, when we come back, get the flu shot or another job? can a boss do that. several bosses, who did that. and there is nothing, nothing that the workers could do about it. nothing. look at jimmy carter, i always knew he was watching me, now i knew he was watching me, now i have the [ woman ] if you have the audacity to believe your financial advisor should focus on your long-term goals, not their short-term agenda. [ woman ] if you have the nerve to believe that cookie cutters should be for cookies, not your investme
>> well, look, a lot of what has us here is tax cuts, and i know you don'tment to hearment want t taxes are l. neil: just keep raising them? >> we need a combination, a planned approach -- neil: like a 40 to 1 tax hike to spending cut deal. >> are you kidding? we've done $1.8 trillion of spending cuts. >> woe okay woe, wait, where are these spending cuts, they are always in the future, all in the future. actual spending we spending 25 pierc25%more now. >> you have...
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>> well, look, a lot of what has us here is tax cuts, and i know you don'tment to hearment want t taxes are low. neil: just keep raising them? >> we need a combination, a planned approach -- neil: like a 40 to 1 tax hike to spending cut deal. >> are you kidding? we've done $1.8 trillion of spending cuts. >> woe okay woe, wait, where are these spending cuts, they are always in the future, all in the future. actual spending we spending 25 pierc25%more now. >> you have to cut it in the future. neil: we have spend a hell of a lot of time talking over one another that always helps me, when we come back, get the flu shot or another job? can a boss do that. several bosses, who did that. and there is nothing, nothing that the workers could do about it. nothing. look at jimmy carter, i always knew he was watching me, now i have the proof. [ male announcer ] at scottrade, you won't just find us online, you'll also find us in person, with dedicated support teams at over 500 branches nationwide. so when you call or visit, you can ask for a name you know. because personal service starts with a real
>> well, look, a lot of what has us here is tax cuts, and i know you don'tment to hearment want t taxes are low. neil: just keep raising them? >> we need a combination, a planned approach -- neil: like a 40 to 1 tax hike to spending cut deal. >> are you kidding? we've done $1.8 trillion of spending cuts. >> woe okay woe, wait, where are these spending cuts, they are always in the future, all in the future. actual spending we spending 25 pierc25%more now. >> you...
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tax cuts in terms of who was affected. these are tax cuts the democratic party has run against for 12 years as a bad idea from start to finish. so the republicans made a hundred steps forward and took back either one or 15 steps and then obama locked it in. why? largely because democrats in the senate did not want to be attached to the size of tax increases that the president wanted. so he has a democrat senate that's not as left wing as he is. reid may be, but reid has to take care of his own. and a republican house elected every bit as much as he was. >> let me bring jake back. you got an update from the white house about this. >> well, just what his next hundred days will look like. obviously he's talked about trying to combat gun violence and we'll see efforts legislatively right off the bat on that. also, of course, immigration reform. the president has talked about how he wants to tackle that early on in his second term. so immigration reform. that is an area that grover can talk about at length where republicans the
tax cuts in terms of who was affected. these are tax cuts the democratic party has run against for 12 years as a bad idea from start to finish. so the republicans made a hundred steps forward and took back either one or 15 steps and then obama locked it in. why? largely because democrats in the senate did not want to be attached to the size of tax increases that the president wanted. so he has a democrat senate that's not as left wing as he is. reid may be, but reid has to take care of his own....
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and your corporate tax. where do you intend to get revenue to run your state? >> well, greta, the way we're going to do it, again, we're proposing elimination of the individual income tax and corporate income tax and the income is going to come by repealing some of the sales tax exemptions that we've granted to businesses over the years and i've had many conversations with them. they're looking for a simpler and fairer tax code and again, people in my state are pretty excited about the idea that we could eliminate the individual income tax. >> greta: i imagine though if you're taking advantage of that sales exemption tax you're not going to be particularly fond of this idea. how are you going to convince those people it's a good idea? >> well, that's the challenge we have, but again, many of these were implemented four or five decades ago. we have a different economic environment then and again, as i talk to business leaders, they said, you know what? if you can make it simpler and fairer we're willing to go
and your corporate tax. where do you intend to get revenue to run your state? >> well, greta, the way we're going to do it, again, we're proposing elimination of the individual income tax and corporate income tax and the income is going to come by repealing some of the sales tax exemptions that we've granted to businesses over the years and i've had many conversations with them. they're looking for a simpler and fairer tax code and again, people in my state are pretty excited about the...
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it was all tax increases. $15 million in spending cuts. republicans have to get their acts together to negotiate better on the debt ceiling and other things. neil: what is the overture on the republican party? saying that they are going to push for a three-month extension? >> sure, what i read in it was from a pr standpoint in saying that gets all is a bad idea and will hurt the economy. and for economy a year and a half ago. republicans are saying that maybe it's a smart move in the sense that they want to say enough of this pr stunt. let's take the falls off the table but let's get to the real essence of spending cuts. the president is going to keep coming back. but it's more revenue. but it's more tax increases. we knew that in the campaign. neil: there is this paraphrase between the rich and the poor that you alluded to. maybe he has not done this. >> i don't think he is done on more tax increases. neil: more deductions? >> deductions and perhaps more rate hikes. this was alluded to during the fiscal cliff talks by various democratic l
it was all tax increases. $15 million in spending cuts. republicans have to get their acts together to negotiate better on the debt ceiling and other things. neil: what is the overture on the republican party? saying that they are going to push for a three-month extension? >> sure, what i read in it was from a pr standpoint in saying that gets all is a bad idea and will hurt the economy. and for economy a year and a half ago. republicans are saying that maybe it's a smart move in the...
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new taxes kicked n and they went to the bar and restaurant had a great time and now they will get a check for the so-called health care. >> that is good bread for a trillion dollars. we will ask the congressman worked with bill clinton a democrat and now working with barack obama a democrat. go to my website mikehuckabee.com. tell me what you think on the leaf feed back . sign up for my facebook and follow me on twitter. you >> we are back with the congressman. matt, back to you. you served with bill clinton 20 years and now with barack obama; tell me the difference. >> governor, i sat through a government shut down with president clinton and impeachment which i voted for and all kines of fights between us and the president and i never thought in my wildest dreams that i would say this, but after four years of barack obama i am nostalgic for bill clinon. >> i have heard a lot of the republicanns say who were in the congress at that time bill clinton understood the art of the governing, congressman stockman, your perspective. you have been there. >> he's treating us like a college professo
new taxes kicked n and they went to the bar and restaurant had a great time and now they will get a check for the so-called health care. >> that is good bread for a trillion dollars. we will ask the congressman worked with bill clinton a democrat and now working with barack obama a democrat. go to my website mikehuckabee.com. tell me what you think on the leaf feed back . sign up for my facebook and follow me on twitter. you >> we are back with the congressman. matt, back to you....
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tax rolls. barbara taxes, business licensees, -- property taxes, business licensees. abortion or the unemployment rate decrease down to 7.4%. -- we have seen our unemployment rate decreased down to 7.4%. a great focus on regionalism. host: with so much talk about the debt and deficit, cities often do that by floating bonds. explain how that works in mesa, arizona. guest: we do not go into debt to cover deficits. mostwe get our fiscal cliff literally three and four years ago. we had to figure it out on a cash basis counterbalance our budget. westreets, police stations, mainly some work, water, those kinds of things. these are financed with tax- exempt invisible bonds. hundreds of billions, if not trillions of dollars. one of the proposals that does not seem to want to die is to somehow tinker or eliminate the tax-exempt status of municipal bonds. this is extremely important to us. you are talking about the basic financing infrastructure itself of cities and states. that is huge. mesa is not a hea
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we go through the tax debate. we thought we got higher taxes on the rich and it was over, not so. senator schumer and fellow democrats are proposing yet higher taxes on the rich, more taxes on oil and gas companies and taxes on profits that american corporations makeover seas. so that is three big areas where taxes are going to go up. all of this we are told is going to be in the new budget which the senate has to pass in about a three-month period. so, here they come, higher taxes. martha: yeah. i mean, stuart, as you point out the argument that is being waged now about really tax rerecall follow was something that conservatives offered the first time around as a good way to sort of change the system and bring in more revenues at the same time. now it looks like democrats including nancy pelosi say, no way, there is more revenue can come from this wealthy group. one of them is high-profile golfer looking to evade all of this apparently. >> the news broke this morning. talking about phil mickelson. he is california-based and he has had it with taxes. he says he is going to take dr
we go through the tax debate. we thought we got higher taxes on the rich and it was over, not so. senator schumer and fellow democrats are proposing yet higher taxes on the rich, more taxes on oil and gas companies and taxes on profits that american corporations makeover seas. so that is three big areas where taxes are going to go up. all of this we are told is going to be in the new budget which the senate has to pass in about a three-month period. so, here they come, higher taxes. martha:...
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no more taxes. are you saying that the president will only sign a budget deal if it includes new revenues? >> yes, it's got to be balanced. and, by the way, they weren't saying that a matter of weeks ago. speaker boehner said 800 billion from closing loopholes. what's changed in the last four weeks? nothing. so there's plenty of loopholes whether it's people shipping jobs overseas who get preferential tax treatment. the subsidies to the energy companies. loopholes for, you know, billionaires, there are things we can close here to make -- >> you're saying no deal if they don't -- >> we need balance, george. we need spending cuts and revenue. entitlement reform. have to have that. >> let me talk about immigration. the president has identified immigration reform as another top priority of his second term. you just mentioned it again. the republican senator marco rubio has been taking the lead and jay carney, the white house press secretary had positive words about his proposals this week. but marco rub
no more taxes. are you saying that the president will only sign a budget deal if it includes new revenues? >> yes, it's got to be balanced. and, by the way, they weren't saying that a matter of weeks ago. speaker boehner said 800 billion from closing loopholes. what's changed in the last four weeks? nothing. so there's plenty of loopholes whether it's people shipping jobs overseas who get preferential tax treatment. the subsidies to the energy companies. loopholes for, you know,...
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tax reform, the elimination of an entire class of nuclear weapons. reagan and his first term had spoken about the evil empire. he said later on the soviet leaders kept a dying on him. -- dying on him. one thing led to another. there had been no discernible progress. i do not think many people on january 20, 1981 would have anticipated ronald reagan's greatest historical accomplishment would be significant arms control. not just slowing the rate of increase in nuclear arms, but actually doing away with the whole class in what became known as the inf treaty. host: a speech in june of 1987 in berlin. [video clip] >> we welcome change and openness. we believe that freedom and security go together. the advance of human liberty, the advance of human liberty can only strengthen the cause of world peace. there is one sign that the soviets can make that would beunmistakable, that would -- be unmistakable, that would advance dramatically the cause of freedom and peace. if you seek peace, if you seek peace and prosperity, if you seek liberalization, come here t
tax reform, the elimination of an entire class of nuclear weapons. reagan and his first term had spoken about the evil empire. he said later on the soviet leaders kept a dying on him. -- dying on him. one thing led to another. there had been no discernible progress. i do not think many people on january 20, 1981 would have anticipated ronald reagan's greatest historical accomplishment would be significant arms control. not just slowing the rate of increase in nuclear arms, but actually doing...
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we got no tax cuts. we're kicking the can down the road, and unless these people really start to get serious about this, we are going to be talking about this for the whole next four years and the country is only going to get worse and basically that's it. both parties have either got to come to the table and they have got to make meaningful cuts and get meaningful revenue to get out of this problem. thank you. host: and that will be it as far as calls for this segment. let me tell you what's coming up in the program. you have been watching the white house. this week president obama as part of his proposal on gun violence had a study on violent video games and cheryl olson the author of "grand theft childhood." later john lott will join us. he is the author of "more guns, less crime." he will be on to talk about the president's proposal to reduce gun violence. all throughout the district of columbia we have our c-span photographers out there taking in photos and event it's leading up to the inauguration.
we got no tax cuts. we're kicking the can down the road, and unless these people really start to get serious about this, we are going to be talking about this for the whole next four years and the country is only going to get worse and basically that's it. both parties have either got to come to the table and they have got to make meaningful cuts and get meaningful revenue to get out of this problem. thank you. host: and that will be it as far as calls for this segment. let me tell you what's...
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from 50,000 on down, 60,000 on down, why not tax us? he just tax the people that are higher? host: thank you for the call. let me use this point -- we are not focusing as much on budgets and taxes, but these are tougher economic times and this is something these committees have taken into account? guest: that was the driver behind scaling down from 10 balls to two. george bush in his second inauguration also had 10. that is where the standard was. that has been cut way back. there will be a concert on the national mall with bruce springsteen. there have been efforts not to overspend and there is a willingness to acknowledge that so many americans are having a tough economic times. host: tony, who morning. thank you for calling in. caller: thank you. i want to know, white people started all the money stuff. this president, why is he getting slammed on and all this stuff? i am a black man, he is our president. support him. host: thank you for the call. comments? guest: he makes a good point. these festivities, it is really more about the office of the presidency and it is a cha
from 50,000 on down, 60,000 on down, why not tax us? he just tax the people that are higher? host: thank you for the call. let me use this point -- we are not focusing as much on budgets and taxes, but these are tougher economic times and this is something these committees have taken into account? guest: that was the driver behind scaling down from 10 balls to two. george bush in his second inauguration also had 10. that is where the standard was. that has been cut way back. there will be a...
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tax reform was in this speech. it's rare to get this number of -- >> would you have liked more poetry in the speech? >> i personally would have liked more poetry. i think the country needs more uplifting at this point, to be brought together. this one line in the speech which goes to the heart of the pragmatism, we must act knowing that our work will be imperfect. you know, i think he's saying to the whole of the washington establishment, we can't have it all but we have to get moving. >> you know, this speech had the word research labs in it at one point. i challenge you to find another -- >> that's poetry right there. >> right. underscoring the point about the gran u lart here. progress does not compel us to settle the debate about the role of government for all time but it does require us to act in our time. hampton pearson is on the west front of the capitol and can describe what's going on there now. hampton? >> well, number one, we've got of course a wholesale exodus of all the vips on the platform. a huge po
tax reform was in this speech. it's rare to get this number of -- >> would you have liked more poetry in the speech? >> i personally would have liked more poetry. i think the country needs more uplifting at this point, to be brought together. this one line in the speech which goes to the heart of the pragmatism, we must act knowing that our work will be imperfect. you know, i think he's saying to the whole of the washington establishment, we can't have it all but we have to get...
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>> what is a guy making $100 million tax him 60%? the same thing your tax worries are. >> john: not quite 60%. >> upwards of that figure. >> john: rick? >> i'm shocked we ever had arnold palmer. he was playing golf at a time when taxes were 90%. i don't know why he even bothered. >> he makes $100 million. you expect him to try to get by on $40 million? that seems unreasonable. >> we're planning to have a telethon for phil. >> my point is people criticize him for the money he's making. what is he complaining about? they think he's making $100 million a year. you live a $100 million a year. >> i criticize him for his drives. >> john: the last word on this, the subjects of every state ought to contribute toward the support of the government as nearly as possible in proportion to their respective abilities that is in proportion to the revenue which they respectively enjoy under protection of the state. raging socialist adam smith and the wealth of nations 1770. >> hippy! >> john: my panel is stay with me after the break. when we talk abo
>> what is a guy making $100 million tax him 60%? the same thing your tax worries are. >> john: not quite 60%. >> upwards of that figure. >> john: rick? >> i'm shocked we ever had arnold palmer. he was playing golf at a time when taxes were 90%. i don't know why he even bothered. >> he makes $100 million. you expect him to try to get by on $40 million? that seems unreasonable. >> we're planning to have a telethon for phil. >> my point is people...
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we can be for lower taxes, less government, less regulation. we can agree on that. but that is sick. why don't they call him up and say shut up once in awhile. your thoughts? >> they should. and if rush limbaugh actually saw that classroom after that morning, the reality of the situation that we're talking about. >> two to eleven bullets in each kid. unrecognizable children. remember being in first grade? >> i have a son who's there. >> we all remember it a little bit. in a powerful moment today the president spoke about meeting the parents of newtown victim grace mcdonnell. there she is. let's take a look. >> grace was seven years old when she was struck down. just a gorgeous, caring, joyful little girl. i'm told she loved pink. she loved the beach. she dreamed of becoming a painter. chris, her father, gave me one of her paintings. and i hung it in my private study just off the oval office. and every time i look at that painting, i think about grace. and i think about the life that she lived and the life that lay ahead of her. and most of all i think about how when
we can be for lower taxes, less government, less regulation. we can agree on that. but that is sick. why don't they call him up and say shut up once in awhile. your thoughts? >> they should. and if rush limbaugh actually saw that classroom after that morning, the reality of the situation that we're talking about. >> two to eleven bullets in each kid. unrecognizable children. remember being in first grade? >> i have a son who's there. >> we all remember it a little bit....
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b, they pay their back taxes. and c, they pay a small penalty for having broken the law in the first place. >> but let me push you on that because if you don't provide a path to citizenship -- >> i don't think you have to say that they can become citizens. this -- that part of my four-point program's going to be attacked vociferously as amnesty by many people on the republican side. but it's not amnesty. they have a path to citizenship. they do the way every other immigrant does to become an american citizen. >> what would you say to the republicans who will say, look, they should be deported? >> yes. they should never have -- >> and you think what you say to them, look what your position got us in this last election. we need to pay attention to demographics. okay? i said we need to be the party of hope and opportunity. not the party of anger and resentment. >> illegal immigration is just one problem with our current system says michael bloomberg, the mayor of new york city and one of america's most successful bus
b, they pay their back taxes. and c, they pay a small penalty for having broken the law in the first place. >> but let me push you on that because if you don't provide a path to citizenship -- >> i don't think you have to say that they can become citizens. this -- that part of my four-point program's going to be attacked vociferously as amnesty by many people on the republican side. but it's not amnesty. they have a path to citizenship. they do the way every other immigrant does to...
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tax code. >> i do. >> why? >> because it's inefficient, it's ineffective, and its fundamentally unfair. so i believe this -- revenue systems should be used to raise money. it shouldn't be organized to distribute benefits. >> so no tax deductions. >> no deductions, no credits, no nothing. it's to raise revenue. and ideally we should do it with a progressive value-added tax. that means -- >> that's a national sales tax, correct? >> well, it's not quite because progressive is important to me. i don't want people to pay taxes if they have $20,000 a year worth of income, but at $30,000, i'd like people to pay 1 dollar, just $1.00 so they have a legitimate claim for saying i'm part of the society and i don't pay a lot but i pay something. everybody participates. there's no game playing. it's a very efficient way to pay taxes. right now it costs over $31 million a year to administer it. the tax gap that we theoretically owe is $41 billion a year. we can do better than that. we can think better than that. and the presi
tax code. >> i do. >> why? >> because it's inefficient, it's ineffective, and its fundamentally unfair. so i believe this -- revenue systems should be used to raise money. it shouldn't be organized to distribute benefits. >> so no tax deductions. >> no deductions, no credits, no nothing. it's to raise revenue. and ideally we should do it with a progressive value-added tax. that means -- >> that's a national sales tax, correct? >> well, it's not quite...
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how much is going to be tax increases. how much is going to be spending cuts. definitely going to do that when it comes to gun control. i'm told you will see a very aggressive in effect national campaign by the president and vice president going out and appealing to various constituent groups. red state and quite frankly a lot of red state democrats are up for reelection to the senate in 2014. he has to put pressure on them. immigration reform trying to mobilize hispanic voters in some of the key states. i think you will see it on a variety of issues, the whole legislative agenda the president is going to play an inside game but you a much more active outside game as well. >> take a listen to a little bit of more of your interview with david plouffe on "fox news sunday." >> if you look at president regan he accomplished tax reform. there was good second term accomplishments. a few things. one it is not like we are roaming around the white house looking for things to do. on immigration, gun safety, deficit reduction. we have a pretty stacked agenda here and i th
how much is going to be tax increases. how much is going to be spending cuts. definitely going to do that when it comes to gun control. i'm told you will see a very aggressive in effect national campaign by the president and vice president going out and appealing to various constituent groups. red state and quite frankly a lot of red state democrats are up for reelection to the senate in 2014. he has to put pressure on them. immigration reform trying to mobilize hispanic voters in some of the...
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he should recommend a creative revision of the tax laws, the serious debt and debt reduction program. he should have congress enacted budget which has not occurred for the past three years. he might come up with a proposal for inventing public-private partnerships to improve infrastructure, including the electric grid. and, of course, continue to encourage energy independence. the resolution of the supply of unfilled housing should be tried but only if a reelected barack obama can somehow find a unique instrument required to work with this administration to move to the center and discover ways to reach meaningful compromise with the congresswoman to pass legislation that this country so desperately needs. although it's not a -- one can ask will he be reelected. historically rarely have presidents been real elected to a second term with popular ratings in the 40% level, which is where obama rests, but so does romney. interesting to note that only three of the 19 presidents elected to a second term as relatively less popularity ratings at the time of their reelection. these are woodrow
he should recommend a creative revision of the tax laws, the serious debt and debt reduction program. he should have congress enacted budget which has not occurred for the past three years. he might come up with a proposal for inventing public-private partnerships to improve infrastructure, including the electric grid. and, of course, continue to encourage energy independence. the resolution of the supply of unfilled housing should be tried but only if a reelected barack obama can somehow find...
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he did allude to rewriting the tax code. something that perhaps democrats and republicans have been talking about doing. two very different approaches on how to do that. there is a sense of togetherness, neil, that tends to go away when you get back into governing. now, that continues to roll into governing the country. it is not easy. neil: it is very clear that this president has the support of the american people, although, his popularity is not as high as many who come into their second term. george bush had a higher approval rating. certainly, dwight eisenhower did. richard nixon did. we are reminded, it is rare that it goes up markedly from there. it usually stays or goes down. what do you hear he will do to keep that capital going? >> back capital, as you say, tends to go, depending on how the country goes. if the economy is improving, the president will take a measure of credit for that. he has shown some willingness, at least, in some areas to compromise. the problem is much of the same themes you are still hearing
he did allude to rewriting the tax code. something that perhaps democrats and republicans have been talking about doing. two very different approaches on how to do that. there is a sense of togetherness, neil, that tends to go away when you get back into governing. now, that continues to roll into governing the country. it is not easy. neil: it is very clear that this president has the support of the american people, although, his popularity is not as high as many who come into their second...
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. >> in our budget that we will pass, we lift tax reform, which went many of my republican colleagues' way, but it's going to include revenues. it's a great opportunity to get us some more revenues to help in part deal with sequestration. >> so where does this fit in? >> i think where republicans have a legitimate critique of democrats is that democrats have not presented a budget in four years. if you look back at history is an irresponsible way of budgeting. it's how we would have budgeted in washington or college. maybe they won't present one, maybe they will. they have to at some point. the continuing operations of the government that bill expires in march. we have to do something. the big one is the debt limit. do we lift the debt limit so you can continue to borrow more money to fund the government? republicans are coming to the conclusion that they'll figure out a way to do that. even that's not a given. republicans have had it with spending. they feel they're going to use these leverage points, even ones that really could have, i think, a catastrophic effect on the economy. th
. >> in our budget that we will pass, we lift tax reform, which went many of my republican colleagues' way, but it's going to include revenues. it's a great opportunity to get us some more revenues to help in part deal with sequestration. >> so where does this fit in? >> i think where republicans have a legitimate critique of democrats is that democrats have not presented a budget in four years. if you look back at history is an irresponsible way of budgeting. it's how we...
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i said taxes, that is how much you will be taxed when you earn money. my daughter is watching right now from the makeup room. i let her know that she will get 50 percent of her take home pay goes to the government. that is a good way to show it. >> thank you, brenda. you can catch brenda on bulls & bears every saturday mitt romney right here on the fox news channel. >>gregg: you have to be economical, i told my daughter i would buy the prom dress and we are headed to target. >> there is no skin showing on that dress. greg i say each day, she will support me. >>heather: target has cute clothes. >>gregg: i love target clothes. and it is economical. >> growing controversy over mobile fingerprint scanners used by some police departments that allows cops to scan a fingerprint gaining immediate information about an individual and if they have anything on file but a group is arguing they could college data on -- could collect data on innocent people. dominic? >> here at the police department in mesa they say the scanners are a time and crime-saving tool. you a
i said taxes, that is how much you will be taxed when you earn money. my daughter is watching right now from the makeup room. i let her know that she will get 50 percent of her take home pay goes to the government. that is a good way to show it. >> thank you, brenda. you can catch brenda on bulls & bears every saturday mitt romney right here on the fox news channel. >>gregg: you have to be economical, i told my daughter i would buy the prom dress and we are headed to target....
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. >> dana: can you write it off your taxes? >> kimberly: if you claim them as a depep dent. dent -- dependent. >> eric: i looked a at this and checked it out. >> kimberly: for research. >> eric: guy gives money toward the tuition. what does the girl do? >> dana: that was the seriously missing from the article. >> bob: what does the girl do? >> eric: i know what the girl does on the street but what does she do on the website? >> bob: keep it classy. probably sweeps the rooms out and does the dishes. >> eric: leave it there. directly ahead, glamour, glitz, controversy in tinsel township. yotown. stars gathered for the golden globes. we have our best moments. >> dana: next on "the five." ♪ ♪ back to new york and my colleagues with "the five." >> i really haven't been followen the controversy over "zero dark thirty" but when it comes to torture i trust a man who spent three years married to james cameron. >> kimberly: all right. well that was co-host amy having fun at james cameron's expense last night. "argo" and "girls" and "homeland" were the big winner bus the three-hour
. >> dana: can you write it off your taxes? >> kimberly: if you claim them as a depep dent. dent -- dependent. >> eric: i looked a at this and checked it out. >> kimberly: for research. >> eric: guy gives money toward the tuition. what does the girl do? >> dana: that was the seriously missing from the article. >> bob: what does the girl do? >> eric: i know what the girl does on the street but what does she do on the website? >> bob: keep it...
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president was popular in the re-election, he wa in a difficult fiscal cliff negotiation where he got the tax increases he wanted. the democrats are united but he faces such quick battles particularly over the debt and over gun legislation that he'd like to pursue, there isn't much of a reset, not much of a honeymoon because there's a carryover of toxic atmosphere in washington when it comes to getting big things done. >> you covered the white house about two terms of the bush administration. what does the president, what is the hard reality of his second term in. >> well he builds up a lot of political capital with re-election and that's very freeing for a second term president but the calendar is short. you have a limited amount of time to really drive the agenda and the president would like to get big things done from immigration to energy, but he's going to be facing trench warfare with republicans over the budget, for some time to come. i think that's going to overshadow most of what he does. >> david gregory thanks very much. >>> when "nbc nightly news" continues on this saturday, new r
president was popular in the re-election, he wa in a difficult fiscal cliff negotiation where he got the tax increases he wanted. the democrats are united but he faces such quick battles particularly over the debt and over gun legislation that he'd like to pursue, there isn't much of a reset, not much of a honeymoon because there's a carryover of toxic atmosphere in washington when it comes to getting big things done. >> you covered the white house about two terms of the bush...
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republicans are over the tax fight. they figure they've done taxes. they're not going to do that, and that's a part of the president's calculation. if he can't get that, what does he do on the spending side? not much. >> thanks very much to all of you. that's interesting. it does seem to many that tax debate is sort of done, republican or democrat. >> right. >> we had that fight, here we are. >> but the one thing the president does get is to choose what the country focuses on. he doesn't necessarily get to choose the results. he gets to choose what the country focuses on so we'll see. this is a big test for him to pick his priorities. >> that's why tomorrow becomes crucial. we'll learn a lot tomorrow. >> coming up, a rare look at a room inside the nation's capitol, a room that only a few people have ever seen. wow. would you take it? well, there is. [ male announcer ] it's called ocuvite. a vitamin totally dedicated to your eyes, from the eye care experts at bausch + lomb. as you age, eyes can lose vital nutrients. ocuvite helps replenish key eye nutr
republicans are over the tax fight. they figure they've done taxes. they're not going to do that, and that's a part of the president's calculation. if he can't get that, what does he do on the spending side? not much. >> thanks very much to all of you. that's interesting. it does seem to many that tax debate is sort of done, republican or democrat. >> right. >> we had that fight, here we are. >> but the one thing the president does get is to choose what the country...
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we're hearing the economy, taxes, gun control, immigration, energy policy. i look for him to hit on those themes, and i look for a theme of unit. i'll look to see if he can bring boehner and the republicans over or if he's going to try to exercise in a second term as a campaign style president, one role he's more comfortable in, really, than governing. >> just briefly here because we mentioned history and we started off the show talking about president george washington's second address which was only 135 words, shortest in history. when you look over history, what do you look to as a very significant inauguration, a point of comparison, if you will, to others? >> sure. well, this one feels to me like bush's, g.w. bushes 2004 election. i look to others as more inspirational. i look at the highenned security during lincoln's reelection where he referenced god 14 times, trying to bring the country together during a civil war that was dividing our nation. i look at the depression and fdr, trying to tell people that fear is the thing to fear and that to come tog
we're hearing the economy, taxes, gun control, immigration, energy policy. i look for him to hit on those themes, and i look for a theme of unit. i'll look to see if he can bring boehner and the republicans over or if he's going to try to exercise in a second term as a campaign style president, one role he's more comfortable in, really, than governing. >> just briefly here because we mentioned history and we started off the show talking about president george washington's second address...
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new taxes kicked n and they went to the bar and restaurant had a great time and now they will get a check for the so-called health care. >> that is good bread for a trillion dollars. we will ask the congressman worked with bill clinton a democrat and now working with barack obama a democrat. go to my website mikehuckabee.com. tell me what you think on the leaf feed back . sign up for my facebook and follow me on twitter. you can find the link to that and more at mikehuckabee.com. nothing. are you stealing our daughter's school supplies and taking them to work? no, i was just looking for my stapler and my... this thing. i save money by using fedex ground and buy my own supplies. that's a great idea. i'm going to go... we got clients in today. [ male announcer ] save on ground shipping at fedex office. [ male announcer ] save on ground shipping sometimes life can be well, a little uncomfortable. but when it's hard or hurts to go to the bathroom, there's dulcolax stool softener. dulcolax stool softener doesn't make you go, it just makes it easier to go. dulcolax stool softener. make yourself
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people that pay taxes in this beautiful nation. we have people coming in -- and i will use my own place of birth, cuba. >> i will stop you there. two issues that you put on the table that the present will be facing, immigration, the debt and deficit. >> that is absolutely true, these will be two big issues. on the gun-control issue, but no one is talking about taking everyone's guns away. they are talking about sensible, common-sense measures to prevent some of the tragic incidents we have seen recently, in newtown, aurora, colorado. i think there will be time to get into the thick of these issues after tomorrow, but tomorrow will be a chance for the president, really, to bring the country together and say we need to reach common ground on some of the major problem we face. >> you were inside the bush white house. the president put on the table two big domestic agenda items, immigration reform, primarily because his own party said no, and social security reform. >>what advice would you give president obama, based on the lessons tha
people that pay taxes in this beautiful nation. we have people coming in -- and i will use my own place of birth, cuba. >> i will stop you there. two issues that you put on the table that the present will be facing, immigration, the debt and deficit. >> that is absolutely true, these will be two big issues. on the gun-control issue, but no one is talking about taking everyone's guns away. they are talking about sensible, common-sense measures to prevent some of the tragic incidents...
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we have seen anything but that really over the fights over the spending cuts and the tax hikes. do you expect this type of relationship, we'll call it that, between the president and congress to continue? >> i do think there will be that antagonism. we have to be realistic about that. i also think there are certain republicans who understand that while the president has to build a legacy, this is also about republican legacy. what kind of party do they want to be in the next four years? do they just want to continue to be the party of the permanent majority in the house, which can obstruct or do they want to focus on how you build towards being a party that can actually win the white house? this is where i think immigration reform comes in. that is a big first step for republicans to show that they understand, especially to the growing latino community, what they need to do in order to bring them in and, frankly, in order to build a path towards winning the white house in 2016 or even beyond. if they don't do that. if they don't focus on trying to figure out a way to get immigra
we have seen anything but that really over the fights over the spending cuts and the tax hikes. do you expect this type of relationship, we'll call it that, between the president and congress to continue? >> i do think there will be that antagonism. we have to be realistic about that. i also think there are certain republicans who understand that while the president has to build a legacy, this is also about republican legacy. what kind of party do they want to be in the next four years?...